Jefferson Fiddler

Jefferson Fiddler    Stockbridge Native American

Enlisted as Pvt 3 Wis Inf Co A on 15 Jun 1861 at Stockbridge

Discharged for Wounds on 11 Nov 1862

Time Served 1y 4m 27d

Re-enlisted as Pvt 3 Wis Inf Co A on 11 Mar 1864

Killed at Dallas Georgia on 25 May 1864

Time Served 2m 14d

Born Abt 1841 Stockbridge, Calumet Co. WI

Parents Richard and Almira Fiddler

Siblings Anrosa, Merill, Percilla, Prudence, Singleton Geo, Arthur, Judelia & Mora

Wife Mary Peters

Child known Orlando ( 13 Feb 1855-15 Aug 1936)

Service Record - Moved to Darnestown August 18, 1861; thence to Frederick, Md., September 12, and duty there till February 25, 1862. Action at Harper's Ferry. W. Va, October 11, 1861 (Cos. "A," "C" and "H"). Bolivar Heights October 16 (Cos. "A," "C" and "H"). March to Sandy Hook February 25, 1862. Occupation of Winchester, Va., March 12. Advance toward Manassas March 22-25. Battle of Winchester March 23 (Co. "A"). Advance from Strasburg to Woodstock and Edenburg April 1-2. Edinburg April 1-2. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till June 17. Buckton Station May 23 (Co. "G"). Middletown and Newtown May 24. Winchester May 25. Retreat to Martinsburg May 26-June 6. Duty at Front Royal till July 6, and at Little Washington till August 6. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Guard trains of the army during Battles of Manassas August 27-30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Duty at Maryland Heights till October 30, and in the Defenses of the Upper Potomac at Antietam Iron Works till December 10. March to Fairfax Station and duty there till January 3, 1863. Moved to Stafford Court House January 18, and duty there till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Germania Ford April 29. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Duty in New York during draft disturbances August 16-September 5. Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3. At Stevenson, Ala., and Decherd, Tenn., guarding railroad till December. Regiment veteranized December 21, 1863. Veterans on furlough December 25, 1863, to February 9, 1864. At Fayetteville, Tenn., till April 28. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas , New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25 - June 5.